《新福尔摩斯》精讲 231

Dear Mr Holmes, my name is Bainbridge.

亲爱的福尔摩斯先生 我是班布里奇

I'm a Private in Her Majestys Household Guard.

我是皇家禁卫队的列兵

I'm writing to you about a personal matter...

写信给你是因为我自己的事...

One I dont care to bring before my superiors,it would sound so trivial.

这事不值得我向上级报告,因为说来太微不足道了

But I think someones stalking me.

我觉得有人在跟踪我

I'm used to tourists, its part of the job,but this is different.

我已见惯了游客 这是我工作的一部分,但这次不同

Someones watching me.

有人在监视我

He's taking pictures of me every day.

他每天都在偷拍我

I don't want to mention it to the Major, but its really preying¹ on my mind.

我不愿意跟上校汇报 但这件事却使我感到困扰

Uniform fetishist? All the nice girls like a soldier.

恋制服癖? 所有女生都喜欢兵哥哥的

It's sailor. And Bainbridge thinks his stalker is a bloke.

是水手 而班布里奇认为监视他的人是男的

Let's go and investigate. Please.

一起出去调查吧 求你了

Elite² guard. - 40 enlisted³ men and officers.

精英禁卫队 - 由40名士兵和军官组成-

Why this particular Grenadier? Curious.

为什么偏偏盯上这个步兵? 好奇怪

Now youre talking. - OK.

这才像你该说的话 -好.

Bye!

再见!

Er, were just going to... I need, um, Sherlock to help me choose some er...

我们打算去...我需要夏洛克帮我 挑一些...

Ties. - Socks.

领带 - 袜子

Why dont we go with socks? -Yeah.

去挑些袜子怎么样? - 好啊.

I mean, youve got to get the right ones.

我是说 你们得挑些合适的

Exactly, to go with my...

当然 去挑我的...

Tie. - Outfit⁴.

领带 - 套装.

That'll take a while, right?

看来你们一时半会儿回不来了

Is my coat in there? -Yes.

外套在里面吗? - 在呢

I'm just going to take hI'm out for a bit. Run him.

我带他出去一会儿 让他活动活动

I know. You said youd find him a case. -Hmm.

我明白 你说你帮他找了个新案子 - 嗯

Coming, Sherlock? - Coming!

走了 夏洛克? - 马上!

Taxi!

出租车!

1 preying   

v.掠食( prey的现在分词 )；掠食；折磨；（人）靠欺诈为生

参考例句：

• This problem has been preying on my mind all day. 这个问题让我伤了整整一天脑筋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• For a while he let his eyes idly follow the preying bird. 他自己的眼睛随着寻食的鸟毫无目的地看了一会儿。 来自辞典例句

2 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

3 enlisted   

adj.应募入伍的v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的过去式和过去分词 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• enlisted men and women 男兵和女兵
• He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 他应募加入空军对敌作战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。